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Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 17, 20127 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 17, 2012, 11:38 AM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 17, 2012, 11:38 AM CDT (16:38 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2012-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 283 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2012-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
283 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-465 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

271 
WWUS83 KDDC 171638
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1138 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS
WEEKEND...

.GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

KSZ061-074-084-180500-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0014.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.120317T1800Z-120318T0200Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON-
1138 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 /1038 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 074 STANTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON.

* WINDS...IT WILL BE WINDY FROM THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BOTH DAYS.

* TIMING...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT
  TODAY AND 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT ON SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT TODAY
  AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT FOR SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 80S TODAY AND 75 TO
  80 ON SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 
  AND 35 MPH CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE 
  GROWTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

KSZ043-044-062-063-075>077-085-086-180500-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.120317T1800Z-120318T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-STEVENS-SEWARD-
1138 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG
WINDS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH BOTH DAYS.

* TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM TODAY
  AND 1 PM TO 7 PM SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT
  TODAY AND NEAR 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 80S TODAY
  AND NEAR 80 ON SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 
  AND 35 MPH CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE 
  GROWTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FINCH
5 follow-up statements
129 
WWUS83 KDDC 180135
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
835 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS
WEEKEND...

.GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

KSZ061-074-084-180945-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON-
835 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 /735 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG
WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 074 STANTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM
  CDT ON SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 
  AND 35 MPH CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE 
  GROWTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

KSZ043-044-062-063-075>077-085-086-180945-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-STEVENS-SEWARD-
835 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG
WINDS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM
  SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 
  AND 35 MPH CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE 
  GROWTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
069 
WWUS83 KDDC 180821
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
321 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

KSZ044-063-076-077-086-180930-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-
321 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

ELEVATED DEW POINT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BE MOST LIKELY TOO HIGH FOR
RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO BE MET.

$$

KSZ043-062-075-085-181630-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0014.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
SCOTT-KEARNY-GRANT-STEVENS-
321 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS.

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 38 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM 
  SUNDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80 DEGREES.


* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OF THIS
  MAGNITUDE CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE
  GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

KSZ061-074-084-181630-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON-
321 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /221 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 074 STANTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM 
  CDT ON SUNDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OF THIS
  MAGNITUDE CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE
  GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

RUSSELL
527 
WWUS83 KDDC 181616
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1116 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

KSZ043-061-062-074-075-084-085-190000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
1116 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /1016 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 10
  PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 80 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OF THIS 
  MAGNITUDE CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE 
  GROWTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$


FINCH
414 
WWUS83 KDDC 182056
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
356 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

KSZ043-061-062-075-085-182200-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-GRANT-STEVENS-
356 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /256 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
WIND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT, THUS THE RED FLAG
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


$$

KSZ074-084-190000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/
STANTON-MORTON-
356 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 084 MORTON.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH 7 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 10 
  PERCENT. 

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 80 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OF THIS 
  MAGNITUDE CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE 
  GROWTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FINCH
954 
WWUS83 KDDC 182333
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
633 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

KSZ074-084-190045-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/
STANTON-MORTON-
633 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT
FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT.

$$

06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:29 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more34 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.